Author affiliation: International Buddhist Studies College, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand
關鍵詞
Hoang Phap monastery; propagation; social development
摘要
Located in Ho Chi Minh City, Hoang Phap Monastery has become a key contributor to the social development of the Vietnamese people. The organization’s core mission is to spread the Buddha’s religious teaching of unity, peace, and enlightenment and to aid the most vulnerable in society. The Hoang Phap monastery is the very fi rst religious foundation to create a sanctuary to cater for its Pure Land practitioners and for the country’s young population. In the last 20 years, it has become the ideal model for other monasteries across Vietnam to copy. This paper show the many examples the Hoang Phap monastery have made to increase the Buddhist propagation. They’ve played a vital role in circulating the philosophy of Buddha and in doing so have encouraged people to better themselves. This essay will study the achievement and contribution the monastery has accomplished so far, and in turn, have infl uenced the social development of the Vietnamese people.
目次
Introduction 227 Organization of Hoang Phap Monastery 228 Contribution to Propagating the Buddha’s Teachings 232 Contribution to Social Development 234 Conclusion 237
